Shet
(Para sa mga Natatae na Wala sa Oras at Wala sa Lugar)
Ni Mike Villar
Shet.
Natatae ako.
Nagdeposito naman ako kaninang umaga sa sagradong trono namin pero eto ako't tila may nagrarambulang mga bulate sa loob ng tiyan ko't mismong ang mga isaw ko na ang kinakain... Ang masama nito, nasa harapan ko pa ang dream girl ko.

Lakbay
Ni Piya C. Constantino
Hindi umaabot ang mga tulo ng luha sa kalye. Tinatangay agad ng hangin. Hindi ko na alam kung saan napupunta ang mga patak.

LIHAM AT PAHAYAG
Joint Statement On Attacks Against the Philippine Media
By Inday Espina-Varona (National Union of Journalists in the Philippines)
and Ronalyn Vital Olea (College Editors Guild of the Philippines)

Position on the MLSA/RP-US-01
By the US Troops Out Now! Coalition (OUT NOW!)
"All patriotic Filipinos must unite and resolutely oppose the MLSA/RP-US-01. There is nothing mutual in this Agreement, absolutely nothing.
"The Arroyo government should be held responsible and be made accountable for signing this grossly disadvantageous Agreement and for surrendering national sovereignty."

Oppose and Resist the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement and Assail Its Treacherous Signing
By Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal

Repleksyon sa Isang Pelikulang Hapon: Sining-Pelikula, Kasaysayan, at Kinabukasan
Ayon kay Dennis Aguinaldo, ang "Ashita" ay "ang maayos na pagsasapelikula hinggil sa pinakamalaking pagka-ipokrito ng mga Kano tungkol sa terorismo."

Bakit Ako Malungkot
"Ang ikinalulungkot ko lang e pakiramdam ko sumpa ang pagiging bakla ko. Nainlove na ko e, maraming beses na... Pero laging me kakambal na kahihiyan at galit sa sarili kasi masama ang mga pakiramdam na yun," himutok ni James Paul Fajardo.

MLSA as a Sophisticated Word Game
UP Professor Danilo Arao writes: "The 'hush-hush' manner in which the MLSA was signed only shows the mastery of both the US and Philippine governments in phraseology and word substitution."

Pulitika at Telenobela
Inilalahad ni Armando Sinaglahi ang kayraming pagkakapareho at konting pagkakaiba ng pulitika at telenobela.

E-mail
Narito ang huling bahagi ng mga karanasan ni Sherbien Dacalanio sa panloloko sa e-mail.

Cappuccika
Ni Chuckberry J. Pascual

Biktima
Ni Peter Robles

Song of the Night
By Mark Angeles

Pool
By Rosmon M. Tuazon

LATHALAIN

IRRI nais panagutin sa pagkalason
Ni Dennis Espada
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna—Nanawagan ang mga dating manggagawa ng International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) kasama ng mga dalub-agham at di-pampamahalaang samahan na papanagutin ang nasabing institusyon sa mga diumano'y pinsala sa kalusugan at kapaligiran dulot ng paggamit ng pestisidyo at kemikal.

Coalition Opposes Coal-Fired Power Plant in Misamis Oriental
By Alfred A. Araya Jr.
© CyberDyaryo, November 27, 2002
The Philippine government has joined a global commitment for a reduction in the use of fossil fuels especially coal, and an increase in the use of renewable energy sources to arrest global warming.

Moro-Moro on the Rise
By Alexander Martin Remollino, Bulatlat.com
More than 100 years after moro-moro plays were popularized by Spanish colonizers in the Philippines to fan anti-Muslim resentment among the people, the same tactic continues, according to a militant Muslim-Christian group.

'New Born' Cries for Right to Abode
By Dennis Espada
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna—Peasant communities of Barangay Bagong Silang (or in Tagalog, "New Born") of this town has long been clamoring the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) administration to allow them to build their houses within Mount Makiling, one of the province's protected forest.

Mga Lihim at Sorpresa ni Ate
Itong ating Mahal na Pangulo, ang Ate ng Bayan, pati na rin ang kanyang mga bataan, sadya palang mahihilig sa taguan at gulatan.

Kasangga ng Taong Bayan
By Vice-President Teofisto Guingona, Jr.
"We must empower the people. Like you, I want a strong nation— but strength must stem from a firm foundation below. A strong edifice needs a strong foundation— empowered people."

PITIK ni
Vlad Gonzales
Sa Pagsusulat
"Uumpisahan mo hindi sa pag-upo't pagpapaandar ng bolpen sa papel. Magigising ka mula sa mahimbing mong pagkakatulog."

ALIPATO
Alexander Martin Remollino
Sino ang Lalong Baliw?
"...May isang uri ng kabaliwang higit na laganap bagama't di pa napagtutuunan ng pansin ng mga dalubhasa sa sikolohiya at sikiyatriya. Ito'y ang kabaliwang likha ng katamarang magbukas ng isip upang umunawa."

PAHIMAKAS
Jayson Edward San Juan
The Other Side of the Coin
"...While unscrupulous tax collectors pocket huge amounts of money and remit a mere fraction of their collection to government coffers, we should not forget the other side of the coin: how does government spend that small amount that accrues to its own pockets?"

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Writers Night 2002
December 6, 7pm at the UP Executive House; Organized by the UP Institute of Creative Writing and UP Writers Club.

Public Launching of RESIST, an Anti-Terrorist Alliance, December 7, 10am at PUP Sta. Mesa
Organized by the Kilusan Para sa Pambansang Demokrasya.

"Kabataan, Karapatan at Kinabukasan: A Forum-Consultation on Youth Right"
December 9, 1-5pm, at the OSEC Conference Room, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG),10/F Francisco Gold Building II, EDSA cor. Mapagmahal Street, Quezon City. Organized by the National Anti-Poverty Commission-Youth and Students
Sectoral Council in line with the commemoration of the Internal Human Rights Day. For confirmation, call 920-5476, 09205077433 and 09166227164.

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